142 FLY FISHING AND SPINNING 



result in the fish being attracted by the lures as they rise 

 through the water to the surface. 



Other circumstances being favourable, the more temperate 

 the water of a trout lake the greater is the supply of water 

 insects, the larger and more numerous the trout. 



The rise of trout in a loch or a lake is never of such a 

 regular character as the rise of trout in a stream. The loch 

 trout rise much more slowly, and will often watch a dry 

 fly on the surface of the water for some minutes before 

 attempting to move upwards to investigate it. A dry fly 

 should therefore be allowed to remain on the surface of the 

 water until it sinks. It may then be pulled through, and 

 under the water in a series of little twitches, until it is almost 

 at the angler's feet. 



I remember adopting this method on a lake in Ireland 

 (see Plate XIV.) with very great success, for the surface of 

 the water being glassy I secured half my fish by using these 

 tactics. 



GRAYLING. 



When comparing the fighting qualities of trout and gray- 

 ling weight for weight, the former must, without hesitation, 

 be regarded as affording the better sport. That grayling, 

 when in the prime of their condition and when taken in cer- 

 tain rivers, afford most excellent sport is undeniable, but they 

 appear to me to vary in their fighting qualities to a greater 

 degree than trout. Rivers which are rapid, shallow, pebbly, 

 and low in temperature, are those in which I have found 

 them at their best. 



Grayling are less conspicuous when in the water than 

 trout, and, unless they are on the feed, their presence in the 

 deeper water of a run or pool is frequently undetected. 

 Even when on the feed they appear to lie at a lower depth 

 than trout, and as they are constantly on the move it is 



